# Accident 19940122000789A: Piper PA32RT300T, Newberry, MI, January 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1994, 13:48 local time
- Place: Newberry, MI
- Airport: Luce County Hale Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3496° N, 85.4991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3496&lon=-85.4991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39505, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39505-1994-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 270 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940122000789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SMOKE IN CABIN. POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN TREES. EVIDENCE INTENSE FIRE NEAR TURBOCHARGER BELOW OIL FILTER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA068), Jan 22, 1994: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39505), Newberry, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: an engine fire which started as the result of an oil leak around the engine oil filter.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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